1734 British general election

none May 2018 Kingdom of Great Britain parliamentary no 1727 British general election 1727 outgoing members 1741 British general election 1741 All 558 seats in the House of Commons 280 elected members 1734 4 22 1734 6 6 yes 150x150px Robert-Walpole-1st-Earl-of-Orford.jpg Sir Robert Walpole Whigs (British political party) King's Lynn 330 85 Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678-1751).jpg Viscount Bolingbroke Tories (British political party) House of Lords 145 17 1stEarlOfBath.jpg William Pulteney Opposition / Patriot Whigs FFFF00 Middlesex 83 68 Prime Minister Prime Minister after election Sir Robert Walpole Whigs (British political party) Sir Robert Walpole Whigs (British political party) File:Results of the 1734 GB General Election.svg Composition of the House of Commons after the election The 1734 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 8th Parliament of Great Britain to be summoned, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. Robert Walpole's increasingly unpopular Whig government lost ground to the Tories and the opposition Whigs, but still had a secure majority in the House of Commons. The Patriot Whigs under William Pulteney were joined in opposition by a group of Whig members led by Lord Cobham. They were known as the Cobhamites, or 'Cobham's Cubs'. Summary of the constituencies See 1796 British general election for details. The constituencies used were the same throughout the existence of the Parliament of Great Britain. Dates of election The general election was held between 22 April 1734 and 6 June 1734. At this period elections did not take place at the same time in every constituency. The returning officer in each county or parliamentary borough fixed the precise date (see hustings for details of the conduct of the elections). Results 300px Seats summary Parliamentary seats #ddd 375px 480px Whig Whigs (British political party) 59.1 Tory #3333CC 25.9 Patriot #E2EE00 14.8 See also List of parliaments of Great Britain List of MPs elected in the 1734 British general election References British Electoral Facts 1832–1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher (Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2000). (For dates of elections before 1832, see the footnote to Table 5.02). Category:1734 in politics Category:1734 in Great Britain 1734 Category:William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath Category:Robert Walpole